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Finding a Workplace Personal Assistant
Finding the right workplace personal assistant begins with understanding the job tasks and knowing how a person can best help accomplish these tasks. For example, if the job involves writing, choose a person with good word processing
skills. If an employee has a visual impairment and needs assistance with reading materials, choose someone with good reading skills. This link opens a PDF document.
Personal Assistance Services
Information from the Center for an Accessible Society on Personal Assistance Services, which provide people with disabilities help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and cooking, so they can remain independent.
Personal Assistance Services in the Workplace
Fact sheet provides answers to common questions about Personal Assistance Services in the workplace, which can be used as reasonable accommodation to enable an employee to perform job functions.
Personal Assistance Services on the Job
Describes how employers may be able to provide personal assistance services as reasonable accommodations to help employees with disabilities achieve employment goals. This link opens a PDF document.
Personal Assistance in the Workplace: A Customer-Directed Guide
Covers self-assessment, employers' perspectives, assistive technology, funding options, independent living and employment services.
Step-By-Step Guide to Personal Assistants
This is a step-by-step guide to
training and managing personal assistants. This link opens a PDF document.
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